for a promotion. He says that this information is hush-hush, but he wants to give
me the heads up. He says that the promotion would give me a new title and a
small raise, but the most important thing is that it will put me in line to eventually
become a regional manager myself. He praises me for my hard work and
encourages me to keep my head down and to keep plugging away.
I’m so surprised, I don’t know what to say. I’ve never thought of myself as a
corporate climber and I didn’t think that my work was a standout from my
coworkers’. Of course I thank my boss, shake hands with him, and leave his
office.
It’s nice to get a pat on the back from him and I hope that the promotion does
come through. I don’t want to jump the gun, though, so I’m not going to think
about it too much in case it doesn’t happen.
[end of script]
In this lesson, I met with my boss and received some good news. In lesson
number nine, our next less than, I’m going to talk about leaving work at the end
of the day.
This course has been a production of the Center for Educational Development, in
beautiful Los Angeles, California. Visit our website at eslpod.com.
This course was produced by Dr. Jeff McQuillan and Dr. Lucy Tse. Copyright
2008.